This is a discussion on Note taking within the online poker forums, in the Learning Poker section; I was wondering what format people use to take notes? I have used PT4 in the past but the notes are obviously only taken when

"4BB raise in to KK2r flop, J turn check turn and called my raise, Q river AI. I mucked hand."

not sure what use that note is, ie. if you knew he lead out with nothing for half pot and when he had the nuts he bet 2/3 pot you could do something with that

#3

5th May 2016, 5:03 PM

CSINSC [305]

Poker at: BovadaACR,FF

Game: HORSE PLO NL

I love to take notes. It keeps me totally involved in the game. I'll give U an example of how I take notes. I play different games & at different stakes so I always list what stakes/game it is. For example, In $.10/.25 PLO 6-max guy potted with K6sK5off on board of AJ943 bet 1/2 pot, bet less half pot, checked. If he checks on end he's afraid of something so bet to take it, he fires c-bet of half pot trying to rep A on flop & if he bets less than 1/2 pot on turn he doesn't have it.

I know from these notes that if I bet huge on river repping 2 pair that he will fold his kings. I also know from my notes that every time he bets less than half pot on turn that he doesn't have nut hand & can be beat.

Personally I think note taking is instrumental in my success.

#4

5th May 2016, 5:20 PM

starting_at_the_bottom [2,430]

The above example could do with a bit more into

How big was the all in? ie what stacks were left? Did they jam just another pot size bet, or was it a 3xpot sized bet? Might only be a small detail but lots of small details make for better overall pictures.

#5

6th May 2016, 3:48 PM

mastahbates [90]

Poker at: Pokerstars

Game: holdem

re: Poker & Note taking

Originally Posted by TeUnit

"4BB raise in to KK2r flop, J turn check turn and called my raise, Q river AI. I mucked hand."

not sure what use that note is, ie. if you knew he lead out with nothing for half pot and when he had the nuts he bet 2/3 pot you could do something with that

In all fairness, the "note" in my original post was for illustrative purposes as the format I typically use and was wondering if it was different to what other poker players employ.

Originally Posted by CSINSC

I love to take notes. It keeps me totally involved in the game. I'll give U an example of how I take notes. I play different games & at different stakes so I always list what stakes/game it is. For example, In $.10/.25 PLO 6-max guy potted with K6sK5off on board of AJ943 bet 1/2 pot, bet less half pot, checked. If he checks on end he's afraid of something so bet to take it, he fires c-bet of half pot trying to rep A on flop & if he bets less than 1/2 pot on turn he doesn't have it.

I know from these notes that if I bet huge on river repping 2 pair that he will fold his kings. I also know from my notes that every time he bets less than half pot on turn that he doesn't have nut hand & can be beat.